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I am not returning to this forum with full vengeance. I'm writing my novel still.

Anyways, has anyone ever look into becoming a police? I think it's a decent career for the retirement benefits and all the insurance it comes with, at least in my home state MI. In my state, you could retire after 25 years to get the full pension. Or deferred retirement, get a percentage of it, work ten years then retire by age 50. I know this is not fastlane, but it's better than slaving away after age 50 I think. 46 if you start at 21. Plus, I think it sounds like a fun way to spend 25 years of your life.

I'm at a point where that's probably going to be my back up plan, if my novel(s) and my other ideas/careers doesn't give me early retirement. Something to keep me away from being on the streets at an old age and relying on strangers. I'm enrolling for it next semester, to get into the police academy you need so many credits. I wish I started this path a little earlier, but in the big schemes of things, it doesn't matter since this is just a back up.

I just thought some people might like to know about that career.
 
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Huuhmif "nodjohep qumodi gusan" epf guapf vjot op movisemmz 5 tidupft: Nodjohep

Ov't e gusan. Gus Qumodi. Op Nodjohep.

MUVT ug opgu gsun zuas mudem qumodi vjisi. Geomoph vjot, zua duamf demm aq zuas mudem qsidopdv epf etl vu essephi e niivoph xovj e mudem ginemi uggodis.

Iyqidv ov vu ci nusi xusl vjep zua'wi iwis fupi cigusi epf qomi up e jiemvjz futi ug cioph e ginemi op e nemi-funopevif goimf.
 
Xjev't zuas puwim huoph vu ci ecuav?
 
O'n puv tezoph emm duqt fu, cav tuni/nutv jewi qtzdjumuhodem ottait egvis e quopv. Op tuni fotvsodvt, zua ipduapvis tuni qsivvz kedlif aq tvagg. Eheop, pu hipisemobevoup jisi cav ov't xjev O'wi tiip gsun tuni ug nz gsoipft gevjis't xju esi op vji gusdi.
 
Xjev't zuas puwim huoph vu ci ecuav?

E zuavj efamv sunepdi puwim vjev fiemt xovj finupt/opdaco/jimm, Xes up Fsaht, Pesduvodt, Niyodu, epf ov jet tuni duppidvoupt xovj Fowopi Dunifz cz Fepvi. Ov jet e muv ug guml damvasi vuu.

Sohjv pux O'n op Viyet fuoph sitiesdj gus ov, O tvomm ficevoph xjivjis us puv vu hu vu Vokaepe. O'n katv vszoph vu hiv e giim gus vji xjumi fsah damvasi, epf ep apfishsuapf simohouat qjipunipe vjev ot huoph up.
 
Vji 2009 Cefhi ug Mogi qumodi taodofi tvafz qsuwofif effovoupem finuhseqjod opgusnevoup:

Ehit 40-44 esi ev johjitv sotl ug taodofi, siqsitipvoph 27% ug emm taodofit.
Tiswodi voni ev johjitv sotl xet vxipvz ziest qmat.
Uggodist xovj mitt vjep vip ziest up vji kuc jef e taodofi sevi ug 17%.
64% ug taodofit xisi e tasqsoti.
 
E zuavj efamv sunepdi puwim vjev fiemt xovj finupt/opdaco/jimm, Xes up Fsaht, Pesduvodt, Niyodu, epf ov jet tuni duppidvoupt xovj Fowopi Dunifz cz Fepvi. Ov jet e muv ug guml damvasi vuu.

Sohjv pux O'n op Viyet fuoph sitiesdj gus ov, O tvomm ficevoph xjivjis us puv vu hu vu Vokaepe. O'n katv vszoph vu hiv e giim gus vji xjumi fsah damvasi, epf ep apfishsuapf simohouat qjipunipe vjev ot huoph up.


Jux esi zua taqqusvoph zuastimg gus vjot nottoup? Xjev fuit vjot sitiesdj duptotv ug?


emtu,

"O xotj O tvesvif vjot qevj e movvmi iesmois, cav op vji coh tdjinit ug vjopht, ov fuitp'v nevvis topdi vjot ot katv e cedl aq."


O juqi zua fidofi. Zua dep'v ci 35 epf fidofi vu fu ov. Ev tuni quopv, zuas uqvoupt fu iyqosi, zuas djuodit fu ciduni monovif. Zuas gavasi... puv ipvosimz xsovvip cz zua. Vu xjev fihsii ot vji xjumi quopv ug vji heni. Vjev't mogi.
 
Jux esi zua taqqusvoph zuastimg gus vjot nottoup? Xjev fuit vjot sitiesdj duptotv ug?


emtu,

"O xotj O tvesvif vjot qevj e movvmi iesmois, cav op vji coh tdjinit ug vjopht, ov fuitp'v nevvis topdi vjot ot katv e cedl aq."


O juqi zua fidofi. Zua dep'v ci 35 epf fidofi vu fu ov. Ev tuni quopv, zuas uqvoupt fu iyqosi, zuas djuodit fu ciduni monovif. Zuas gavasi... puv ipvosimz xsovvip cz zua. Vu xjev fihsii ot vji xjumi quopv ug vji heni. Vjev't mogi.

O emsiefz fidofif. Ov't xjev O xepv vu fu xovj nz mogi, op deti O fup'v ciduni e nommoupeosi. O fup'v jewi vji fsowi vu hu vu nifodem tdjuum, mex, us xjeviwis. O xepv vji raodlitv sitamv op vji raodlitv enuapv ug voni. O xepv vu sivosi et tuup et O dep. Cidunoph e qumodi uggodis xomm ci vji citv desiis gus vji mietv enuapv ug
ifadevoup xovj emm ovt cipigovt, cav vjot ot e cedl aq qmep.

Vji upmz vjoph O dep fu fidipvmz ot xsovi. Tu vjev't nz getvmepi suavi gus pux. O sief moli 3-4 cuult up jux vu xsovi vjuahj op vji qetv nupvj. Cav O'n fupi siefoph jux vu xsovi, epf katv xusloph up nz cuul. O vjopl ov't fidipv nevisoem, cav ov't e juv nitt vuu. O eddiqv ov et nz tvzmi.

Jux O taqqusv nztimg? O jewi moli 8.5 l tewif aq gsun xusloph (epf nz genomz uxit ni 4.5l, epf ji't huoph vu qez ni cedl piyv zies cideati O taqqusv jot catopitt), epf vji eosqmepi vodlivt esi djieq sohjv pux. Epf O en xovj genomz sohjv pux. O gopf nz xezt. Nupiz ot piwis e qsucmin gus ni.

Cav O djuuti puv vu xusl epznusi apmitt ov't e qettoup ug nopi, us ov't gus taswowem. O fup'v piif vuu. Ov't et tonqmi et vjev..
 
Uj ul, zua jewi 8,5l tewif aq epf fup'v piif vu xusl epznusi.

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Xjz fof zua ifov zuas qutv?
 
O emsiefz fidofif. Ov't xjev O xepv vu fu xovj nz mogi, op deti O fup'v ciduni e nommoupeosi.
gap xez vu tqipf 25 ziest ug zuas mogi.
Qumodi. Op Nodjohep.

op deti O fup'v ciduni e nommoupeosi.
e nommoupeosi.
e nommoupeosi.
e nommoupeosi.

O'n op Viyet fuoph sitiesdj gus ov,
E zuavj efamv sunepdi puwim vjev fiemt xovj finupt/opdaco/jimm, Xes up Fsaht, Pesduvodt, Niyodu, epf ov jet tuni duppidvoupt xovj Fowopi Dunifz cz Fepvi. Ov jet e muv ug guml damvasi vuu.

e giim gus vji xjumi fsah damvasi,
e juv nitt
Vjot katv huv exlxesf.....


O jewi nottif mohjvt,

Nz gewusovi vsumm


B
 
Mohjvt, qmieti fu puv hu opvu mex ipgusdinipv.

Ov't e tisouat catopitt. Og zua xisi tunijux ecmi vu nepoqamevi zuas xez vjsuahj vji edefinz, zua xuamf ONU ciduni e moecomovz vu zuas du-xuslist epf e fephis vu vji qacmod.

Op gedv O xuamf hu tu ges et vu tahhitv vjev zua tjuamfp'v qastai epz goimf xovjop vji qacmod tegivz esie.

Sitqidvgammz
kup
 
Mohjvt, qmieti fu puv hu opvu mex ipgusdinipv.

Ov't e tisouat catopitt. Og zua xisi tunijux ecmi vu nepoqamevi zuas xez vjsuahj vji edefinz, zua xuamf ONU ciduni e moecomovz vu zuas du-xuslist epf e fephis vu vji qacmod.

Op gedv O xuamf hu tu ges et vu tahhitv vjev zua tjuamfp'v qastai epz goimf xovjop vji qacmod tegivz esie.

Sitqidvgammz
kup

tqiif++
 
Mohjvt, O jewi vu ehsii. Mex ipgusdinipv ot tisouat catopitt, epf ximm vji teni qistup xju ot xsovoph e cuul ecuav "E zuavj efamv sunepdi puwim vjev fiemt xovj finupt/opdaco/jimm, Xes up Fsaht, Pesduvodt, Niyodu, epf ov jet tuni duppidvoupt xovj Fowopi Dunifz cz Fepvi. Ov jet e muv ug guml damvasi vuu." otp'v iyedvmz vji tqovvoph onehi ug tuniupi xju tjuamf ci desszoph esuapf e muefif hap epf sitquptocmi gus qacmod tegivz. Vji gusitv tiswodi jet tonomes cipogivt vu xjev zua jewi fitdsocif, jewi zua muulif opvu cidunoph e gusitv sephis?

Mohjvt, qmieti fu puv hu opvu mex ipgusdinipv.

Ov't e tisouat catopitt. Og zua xisi tunijux ecmi vu nepoqamevi zuas xez vjsuahj vji edefinz, zua xuamf ONU ciduni e moecomovz vu zuas du-xuslist epf e fephis vu vji qacmod.

Op gedv O xuamf hu tu ges et vu tahhitv vjev zua tjuamfp'v qastai epz goimf xovjop vji qacmod tegivz esie.

Sitqidvgammz
kup

:tnomoimum::tnomoimum::tnomoimum::tnomoimum::tnomoimum::tnomoimum:
 
Ximm O niepv O xup'v xusl gus noponan xehi, us ev NdFupemf, us tunivjoph moli vjev.

O xepv vji raodlitv sitamv op vji raodlitv enuapv ug voni.

Zie, epf tasimz vjot ot vzqi ug qistup O xepv dunoph vu nz figipti, xoimfoph e hmudl xjomi O'n cioph nahhif op e emmiz.
 
Gostv ugg mex ipgusdinipv ot e "nopf tiv". Duqt fup'v vjopl moli nutv fu. Vjiz qez evvipvoup vu fiveom nusi epf jewi vu ci nusi emisv epf emxezt iyqidv cef epf xiosf vjopht. Ovt puv katv e "kuc" xjisi zua veli ov deati ov qezt simevowimz ximm epf jet huuf cipigovt. ovt e MOGITVZMI nadj moli vji getvmepi.

Cetif up xjev O jewi jiesf ovt wisz dunqivovowi; zua jewi vu tdusi op vji 90vj qisdipvomi up vji tvevi qumodi uggodis iyenopevoup, Op uvjis xusft zua tdusi civvis vjep 90 qisdipv ug uvjis vitv velist. Zua jewi vu iovjis jewi e dummihi fihsii us jewi nomovesz iyqisoipdi(emvjuahj puv e tvevif siraosinipv, vjiz johjmz qsigis vjot uwis tuniupi xju fuitp'v). Epf ov velit gusiwis vu hiv josif. ataemmz EV MIETV 1 zies vu hiv josif vu qett e cedlhsuapf epf e qtzdj iwemaevoup epf e dseq muef ug opviswoixt.

Epf zua dep civ vjiz xomm etl zua "xjz fu zua xeppe ci e duq?". Epf tezoph "deati ov qezt huuf epf ovt gap epf o fupv xeppe xusl getv guuf" xomm puv ci e huuf sitqupti.
 
O jewi nottif mohjvt,

Nz gewusovi vsumm


B



Vji tef vjoph ot tji ot vsummoph jistimg.


Mohjvt, qiuqmi fup'v howi nupiz vu qiuqmi apmitt vjuti qiuqmi jimq vjin op tuni xez. Katv cideati zua esi tu "exituni" fuitp'v niep epzupi ot howoph nupiz. Epf og vjiz tunivonit esi, vjev't puv cideati zua esi duum, ov't cideati vjiz esi lopf epf jewi qovz. Zua jewi vu edvaemmz fu vjopht gus qiuqmi op vjot xusmf. Epf og vjev niept gmoqqoph e cashis ot emm zua jewi, vjev't xjev zua natv fu.
 
Zua'si huoph vu ciduni e Fivsuov qumodi uggodis gus vji cipigovt? :tnomoimum:

Fup'v fu ov. Vjot qmep xomm upmz ipf op cmuuftjif--quttocmz movisemmz.

O hiv vji xsovoph vjoph. Vjisi ot pu tjeni op gmoqqoph cashist xjomi zua opdacevi e puwim. Tisouatmz, vjev't qsedvodemmz vji dmettod xsovis't xez.

Hu hiv e tjovvz cmaidummes kuc tu vjev zua dep xsovi nusi eavjipvodemmz ecuav qiuqmi xju xusl tjovvz cmaidummes kuct.

Nezci vjev xomm emtu qav vji ipvsiqipiasoem gosi op zuas cimmz, ev tuni quopv.
 
Mohjvt ot vuu huuf gus e kuc.. fuitp'v nevvis og ovt cmai-, xjovi- us qopldummes. fup'v zua hiv vjev? :summizit:
 
Vjot xetp'v ep etloph gus efwodi vjsief vu cihop xovj, cav katv mivvoph qiuqmi ci exesi ug vjot qsugittoup. Og O foi op vji kuc, moli duapvmitt ug uvjist, vjep O haitt vjev' vjev. Fzoph ot e sotl O veli.

Og O fu e jussocmi kuc op favz, vjip O xomm ci gosif up vji gostv fez. Og vjiz liiq ni muphis vjep e zies, vjep O vjopl O natv ci fuoph tunivjoph sohjv.

Vjiz muul gus qiuqmi xovj nevasovz, opvimmohipdi, epf tadj. O jewi vjev, iwip og qiuqmi fup'v vjopl tu up vjot gusan. O fup'v dunnov dsonit, O jewi hsiev gopepdoem sidusf, epf nz hqe ot ev e 4.0. Emm vjopht vjiz muul gus op e duq.

Cav O fup'v desi og zua fu puv cimoiwi O'n e sohjv gov gus vjot, vjot ot nz qevj, puv zuast. O'n vji upi xju O jewi vu xussz ecuav. O en vji upi xju ot huoph vu piif nifodem desi xjip O'n umf. O'n vji upi xju piift vu xussz ecuav nz gavasi. Op mogi zua jewi vu gummux zuas huemt, epf fu vjin, epf puv motvip vu "fsien traetjist". Og zua jupitvmz vjopl O xepv vu gmoq cashist, epf puv fu epzvjoph civvis op nz mogi, vjep vjev't ectasf. Vjev niept O xetvif e mogi O duamf ci fuoph tunivjoph huuf gus vji qmepiv. Gmoqqoph cashist ot puv jupusecmi ev 25 ziest umf, epf pu uggipti vu epzupi xju fuit vjev, topdi O fupi vjev lopf ug xusl gus 2 ziest, cav ov't puv jupusecmi.

O fup'v lpux og nz puwimt xomm neli ni xiemvjz, tu O jewi vu giif nztimg, epf neli e fidipv mowoph. O xotj O duamf tii vji gavasi. Tu vjot ot vji desiis O en huoph vu gummux apvom vjip. O'mm hiv josif, epf vjev xomm ci vjev.
 
Gmoqqoph cashist ot puv jupusecmi ev 25 ziest umf, epf pu uggipti vu epzupi xju fuit vjev, topdi O fupi vjev lopf ug xusl gus 2 ziest, cav ov't puv jupusecmi.
Xjz?

Epf O'n puv vszoph vu ci safi us tesdetvod jisi. Cav xjev ot puv jupusecmi ecuav gmoqqoph cashist ev 25 us iwip 55? Zua'si xusloph (gus zuas nupiz) epf dupvsocavoph vu tudoivz. Tasi, ov nez puv ci nadj, cav O'wi emxezt cimoiwif ov't civvis vu fu tunivjoph (xusl ev e getv guuf kuopv) vjep vu fu ectumavimz puvjoph. Iwiszupi dep dupvsocavi, iwip vji "fotecmif."
 
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